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Article: Advancement Project And ACLU Sue Michigan Secretary Of State Over Unlawful Voter Purging

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September 18, 2008
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The American Civil Liberties Union issued the following news release:

Advancement Project, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of Michigan and the law firm of Pepper Hamilton LLP filed a federal lawsuit late yesterday challenging two statewide voter purge programs that could potentially disfranchise hundreds of thousands of Michigan voters in advance of the November 2008 presidential election. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in Detroit against Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land, Michigan Bureau of Elections Director Christopher M. Thomas, and Ypsilanti Clerk Frances McMullen.

"We have repeatedly advised Secretary Land's office that these voter purge ...

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